Food Scene
Your Local
106 EstebanGreat nearby restaurant - must try Salmon Donburi.
Nice sandwiches and paninis. Menu is Boston-inspired with sandwiches like Chestnut Hill. Try the secret bar called EXIT - right by the fire exit.
Plaza Cafe
121 Paseo de RoxasNice sandwiches and paninis. Menu is Boston-inspired with sandwiches like Chestnut Hill. Try the secret bar called EXIT - right by the fire exit.
Cheap eats - large meals for less than 100 pesos. Place is clean - good for ordering take-out.
Dang Dee Fastfood
200 SalcedoCheap eats - large meals for less than 100 pesos. Place is clean - good for ordering take-out.
Great place for Filipino food. Always packed though so make sure to arrive early. 200-400 peso range.
15 locals recommend
Mesa
Great place for Filipino food. Always packed though so make sure to arrive early. 200-400 peso range.
Spring By Ha Yuan
Benavidez StreetGood Chinese food. Really popular lunch place. 100-200 peso range
Right beside the Balcony, another good place for drinks and food. Very reasonably priced. 200-300 meals.
10 locals recommend
The Plantation
106 Don Carlos PalancaRight beside the Balcony, another good place for drinks and food. Very reasonably priced. 200-300 meals.
Lovely cafe with fast internet and good shakes and milk tea. Interior is bright and cozy.
Mondo Juice
110 RadaLovely cafe with fast internet and good shakes and milk tea. Interior is bright and cozy.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nice place for drinks. Cheap beers during happy hour specials. Crispy sisig is topnotch. Also across is the Boiler Room, another nice place to drink.
The Red Dot
132 Legazpi StreetNice place for drinks. Cheap beers during happy hour specials. Crispy sisig is topnotch. Also across is the Boiler Room, another nice place to drink.
Another secret bar/cafe. Look for Cyrano wine shops. Go inside, there's a sliding door that will lead you to this hidden bar. Great coffee and custom made cocktails.
39 locals recommend
The Curator
134 Legazpi StreetAnother secret bar/cafe. Look for Cyrano wine shops. Go inside, there's a sliding door that will lead you to this hidden bar. Great coffee and custom made cocktails.
Cable Car - Makati
822 Antonio Arnaiz AveBeerpong, 120peso Liter draft beer. Nice lively crowd at this bar.